SSC Napoli vs Liverpool FC, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2022-23

SSC Napoli

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Liverpool FC

Wed 7 Sep 2022 · 19:00 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 10' James Milner

Y 18' Virgil van Dijk

Amir Rrahmani 66' Y

Overview

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SSC Napoli vs Liverpool FC — Champions League at Diego Armando Maradona.

SSC Napoli 8 games · 8 pts (2025/26)
Liverpool FC 8 games · 18 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Alejandro Hernandez
Referee Carlos del Cerro
Referee Javier Estrada
Referee Pau Cebrian
Referee Guadalupe Porras
Referee Cesar Soto

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	8	24
2	FC Bayern München	8	21
3	Liverpool FC	8	18
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	8	17
5	FC Barcelona	8	16
6	Chelsea FC	8	16
7	Sporting Clube de Portugal	8	16
8	Manchester City FC	8	16
9	Real Madrid CF	8	15
10	FC Internazionale Milano	8	15
11	Paris Saint-Germain FC	8	14
12	Newcastle United FC	8	14
13	Juventus FC	8	13
14	Club Atletico de Madrid	8	13
15	Atalanta BC	8	13
16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	8	12
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	11
18	PAE Olympiakos SFP	8	11
19	Club Brugge KV	8	10
20	Galatasaray SK	8	10
21	AS Monaco FC	8	10
22	Qarabag Agdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodø/Glimt	8	9
24	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	8	9
25	Olympique de Marseille	8	9
26	Paphos FC	8	9
27	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	8	9
28	PSV	8	8
29	Athletic Club	8	8
30	SSC Napoli	8	8
31	FC København	8	8
32	AFC Ajax	8	6
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	4
34	SK Slavia Praha	8	3
35	Villarreal CF	8	1
36	FK Kairat	8	1

Head-to-Head

SSC Napoli 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Liverpool FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-09-07 SSC Napoli 4–1 Liverpool FC 2019-11-27 Liverpool FC 1–1 SSC Napoli 2019-09-17 SSC Napoli 2–0 Liverpool FC 2018-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 SSC Napoli 2018-10-03 SSC Napoli 1–0 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

SSC Napoli

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Sep	Liverpool FC	H	4–1	W
03 Sep	SS Lazio	A	2–1	W
31 Aug	US Lecce	H	1–1	D
28 Aug	ACF Fiorentina	A	0–0	D
21 Aug	AC Monza	H	4–0	W
15 Aug	Hellas Verona FC	A	5–2	W

Liverpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Sep	SSC Napoli	A	1–4	L
03 Sep	Everton FC	A	0–0	D
31 Aug	Newcastle United FC	H	2–1	W
27 Aug	AFC Bournemouth	H	9–0	W
22 Aug	Manchester United FC	A	1–2	L
15 Aug	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

SSC Napoli		Liverpool FC
#30	Position	#3
8	Points	18
8	Played	8
2 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	6 / 0 / 2
9	Scored	20
15	Conceded	8
-6	GD	+12
1.00	PPG	2.25
25%	Win %	75%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

42% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

SSC Napoli are 30th (8 pts). Liverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Diego Armando Maradona will turn into a battlefield for SSC Napoli and Liverpool FC.
5' GOAL! Piotr Zielinski scores on 5.
10' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Milner on 10.
15' It’s high time Luciano Spalletti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Virgil van Dijk on 18.
23' Liverpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
28' Liverpool FC is showing some good football. However, Liverpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
31' GOAL! Andre Zambo Anguissa scores on 31.
36' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
41' It is a substitution in SSC Napoli team. Victor Osimhen is replaced by Giovanni Simeone on 41 minute.
44' What a strike from Giovanni Simeone! The score is 3-0.
45' What a strike from Giovanni Simeone! The score is 4-0.
46' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Joe Gomez is replaced by Joel Matip on 46 minute.
47' Goal! Piotr Zielinski scores his 50 goal in 508 matches.
49' What a strike from Luis Diaz! The score is 5-1.
54' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
57' Alessio Zerbin is replacing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for the SSC Napoli side.
58' It is a substitution in SSC Napoli team. Matteo Politano is replaced by Hirving Lozano on 58 minute.
62' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Roberto Firmino is replaced by Darwin Nunez on 62 minute.
63' Another change for Liverpool FC made on 63 minute. Mohamed Salah leaves to be changed by Diogo Jota.
66' It’s a booking for SSC Napoli player. Amir Rrahmani gets a Yellow card.
71' Diogo Jota has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
74' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Piotr Zielinski is replaced by Eljif Elmas.
77' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Harvey Elliott is replaced by Arthur.
82' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SSC Napoli that had 508 games and scored 640 goals.
87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
Another three points for SSC Napoli.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

99
Andre Zambo Anguissa
68
Stanislav Lobotka
20
Piotr Zielinski ↓ Eljif Elmas 74'
1
Alex Meret
21
Matteo Politano ↓ Hirving Lozano 58'
22
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
17
Mathias Olivera ↓ Mario Rui 74'
13
Amir Rrahmani
9
Victor Osimhen ↓ Giovanni Simeone 41'
77
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ↓ Alessio Zerbin 57'
3
Min-Jae Kim

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

32
Joel Matip ↑ 46'
13
Adrian
20
Diogo Jota ↑ 62'
6
Thiago Alcantara ↑ 62'
29
Arthur ↑ 77'
21
Kostas Tsimikas
47
Nathaniel Phillips
27
Darwin Nunez ↑ 62'
–
Harvey Davies
43
Stefan Bajcetic

Coach Jurgen Klopp

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Piotr Zielinski	2
Giovanni Simeone	2
Mohamed Salah	2
Dries Mertens	2
Andre Zambo Anguissa	1
Darwin Nunez	1
Lorenzo Insigne	1
Leo Ostigard	1

Head to Head

SSC Napoli Form

2022-09-07 SSC Napoli 4–1 Liverpool FC W 2022-09-03 SS Lazio 1–2 SSC Napoli W 2022-08-31 SSC Napoli 1–1 US Lecce D 2022-08-28 ACF Fiorentina 0–0 SSC Napoli D 2022-08-21 SSC Napoli 4–0 AC Monza W 2022-08-15 Hellas Verona FC 2–5 SSC Napoli W

Liverpool FC Form

2022-09-07 SSC Napoli 4–1 Liverpool FC L 2022-09-03 Everton FC 0–0 Liverpool FC D 2022-08-31 Liverpool FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC W 2022-08-27 Liverpool FC 9–0 AFC Bournemouth W 2022-08-22 Manchester United FC 2–1 Liverpool FC L 2022-08-15 Liverpool FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.53 SSC Napoli xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.68 Liverpool FC xG

I would bet for: SSC Napoli or Liverpool FC 76% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SSC Napoli42% Draw24% Liverpool FC34%

Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw

66%

Draw or Liverpool FC

58%

SSC Napoli or Liverpool FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

SSC Napoli27% Draw43% Liverpool FC30%

Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

6.1%

0 – 2

5.7%

0 – 0

5.7%

1 – 0

5.5%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap	SSC Napoli covers	Push	Liverpool FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	19%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.